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to bed-hop

to bed-hop

9.9
To have sex with many different people in a short time
  • verb
  • /bɛd hɑp/
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translation icon : cambiar de pareja
  • Some celebrities have a reputation for bed-hopping throughout their careers.

Examples

  • He admits he used to bed-hop before he settled down.

  • Rumors spread quickly when people in small towns bed-hop.

  • She loves to bed-hop during the summer.

  • He bed-hopped with several dates last weekend.

  • He decided to bed-hop during his summer vacation, exploring casual relationships with different people.

  • After her recent breakup, she embraced the freedom to bed-hop without any commitments.

  • Many of his friends encouraged him to bed-hop while he was young and single.

Synonyms

to sleep around
vsto bed-hop
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10 8.8

To have sex with many people without a steady partner

is similar but can imply general casual dating rather than rapid succession
sleeping around
vsto bed-hop
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9 9.1

Having sex with many different people without a steady partner

is used when encounters are rapid and follow one after another
to philander
vsto bed-hop
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1 9.3

A man who has casual sexual or romantic relationships with many women without wanting a serious relationship

is neutral about gender and highlights quick, casual encounters
to bedhop
vsto bed-hop
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9.9

To have sex with many different people, often casually

is similar but stresses quick successive encounters without commitment

How Promiscuous

to bed-hop
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9.9
to hook up
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132 8.7
to date
∞ 1.3

Surface Forms

bed-hop infinitive
bed-hopped past
bed-hopped past participle
bed-hopping present participle
bed-hops third person singular

Morphology

bed-hop = bed + hop (transparent) = bed + hop

The meaning is a direct compound: 'bed' + 'hop' = moving/hopping between beds (i.e., multiple sexual partners); the metaphor is clear to learners who know both base words.

Etymology

The word bed-hop comes from the simple parts bed and hop, where hop means 'to jump'. Think of someone 'hopping' from one bed to another like a frog, and that's why bed-hop means to sleep with several partners in quick succession or without commitment.